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• Local Leaders Gather To Help Families In Need For Thanksgiving

  

  Follow CBSMIAMI.COM:Facebook|TwitterHIALEAH (CBSMiami) — Throughout South Florida, members of the community are stepping in to make sure those in need get a Thanksgiving meal.In North Miami, Mayor Smith Joseph is hosting the first annual Thanksgiving eve dinner which according to city officials is meant to make sure no one in North Miami or in the surrounding community are alone or hungry on the eve of Thanksgiving.Wednesday’s event is free and open to the public.  About 2,000 traditional Thanks..

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• Boxing Preview: Erislandy Lara vs. Jan Zaveck

  

  Boxing Preview: Erislandy Lara vs. Jan ZaveckVIDEOJunior middleweightsErislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KOs) vs. Jan Zaveck (35-3, 19 KOs)Erislandy Lara will put his junior middleweight title on the line for a second time when he meets Jan Zaveck in the headliner of a Premier Boxing Champions card on ESPN Wednesday night. The event takes place at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami and starts at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on the Worldwide Leader.Lara, who earned 154-pound gold with a unanimous verdict ove..

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• Miami Central's defensive ends ready to slow down Mainland QB...

  

  Miami Central defensive end Eric Mitchell (8) pursues Carol City quarterback Lorenzo Floyd during a regular-season game in October. Mitchell is verbally committed to the University of Florida. MIAMI HERALD/ROMAN LYSKOWSKI During a 21-14 regional semifinal victory over Palm Bay Heritage, Mainland junior quarterback Denzel Houston juked and jived his way to t..

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• (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

  

  OOPS, WRONG DATE, DONALDBy now we have all heard Donald Trump’s most recent fact-free claim about thousands of Muslims celebrating the 9/11 attacks in the streets of Jersey City even as the towers were coming down. Needless to say that never happened, but we think his critics are being too hard on the Donald. It was a simple mistake that anyone could have made. He just got his dates wrong… along with a couple of other small details.Donald really did see people celebrating in the streets near the..

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• Sports on TV

  ESPN — Premier Champions, Erislandy Lara vs. Jan Zaveck (super welterweight), at Hialeah, Fla.ESPN2 — Battle 4 Atlantis, quarterfinal ‥1, Gonzaga vs. WashingtonESPN2 — Battle 4 Atlantis, quarterfinal ‥2, Charlotte vs. SyracuseESPNU — Maui Invitational, 7th place game, St. John's vs. ChaminadeESPN2 — Maui Invitational, 5th place game, Indiana vs. UNLVESPNU — High Point at GeorgiaESPNU — Yale at DukeESPN2 — Maui Invitational, 3rd place game, Wake Forest vs. UCLAESPN2 — MGM Grand Main Event, champi..

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• 'American Casino Guide' hits the streets

  There are more casinos in more states each year, which is why the American Casino Guide is updated annually. That, and it has coupons.The guide, created by Steve Bourie of Hollywood, has been published since 1992 and lists games offered, nearby hotels and state maps with casinos pinpointed. (Forty-one states now have some kind of casino.)The American Casino Guide also includes 207 coupons, often for match play or drink, food, hotel and senior discounts. Local coupons include a free hat at Hialea..

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• Cardinal Gibbons girls' soccer hands Archbishop McCarthy first loss

  The Cardinal Gibbons girls’ soccer team on Tuesday handed host Archbishop McCarthy its first loss of the season.Mackenzie Crittenberger and Alanna Lutchmansingh each scored in the 2-0 victory over the Mavericks.Ryleigh Brown had eight saves for her eighth shutout of the season.The Chiefs (9-1) face University School 6 p.m. Tuesday.SLAM Academy center fielder Brian Frias has signed with St. Thomas University. Frias hit .385 with a home run and 14 RBI last season to lead the Titans to the Class 3A..

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• TV/radio schedule

  

  COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m.(ESPN2)— Gonzaga vs. Washington in the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas 11 a.m. AM-1130— UW-Milwaukee vs. TBD in the Gulf Coast Showcase seventh-place game in Estero, Fla. 1:30 p.m.(ESPN2)— Charlotte vs. Syracuse in the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas 1:30 p.m.(ESPNU)— St. John's vs. Chaminade in the Maui Invitational seventh-place game in Lahaina, Hawaii 4 p.m.(ESPN2)— Indiana vs. UNLV in the Maui Invitational fifth-place ..

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• Odds & Ends

  

  Odds & EndsDateline: AustraliaA Vietnamese-Australian has had his Facebook page shut down several times for using his real name: Phuc Dat Bich. The 23 year old says he was born with the traditional Vietnamese name and even posted a picture of his passport online in January. The passport pic has surged in popularity in the last month, garnering more than 160,000 likes and 70,000 shares. “I find it highly irritating the fact that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is..

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• Local lovebirds want dream wedding

  If you have a romantic bone in your body, local coupleMonica CorralesandAlfredoHernandezneed your help. The Hialeah residents, both 28, are vying to win a special experience. With enough votes, the lovebirds — who had an unforgettable first date in 2009 at Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor in Dania Beach — will be married in Times Square on New Year’s Eve and snag the title of “First Couple of 2016.” The competition is being held by Generation Tux, the online tuxedo rental company from Men’s Wearhouse h..

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